
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a new Texas law targeting drag shows violates the First Amendment and barred the state from enforcing it.
In a lawsuit brought by several LGBTQ nonprofits, drag production companies, and one drag queen, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas David Hittner held that Texas' Senate Bill 12, which bans sexually suggestive performances where minors are present, was unconstitutionally overbroad and vague.